Selective mitochondrial damage by a ruby laser microbeam: an electron microscopic study.
A pulsed ruby laser microbeam produces changes in single living cells stained with a low concentration of Janus green B. Electron micrographs show that such alterations are the result of morphological damage sustained by and restricted to the mitochondria in the irradiated area.
D000818:Animals; D046508:Culture Techniques; D007834:Lasers; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008858:Microscopy, Phase-Contrast; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000528:radiation effects*; D011833:Radiation Injuries, Experimental